aaj ki raat vo aae hain baDi der ke baad — Saifuddin Saif

'saif' andaaz-e-bayaan rang badal detaa hai
varna duniyaa mein koi baat nai baat nahin

shor din ko nahin sone detaa
shab ko sannaaTaa jagaa detaa hai

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

paas aae to aur ho gae duur
ye kitne ajiib faasle hain

gham-gusaaro bahut udaas huun main
aaj bahlaa sako to aa jaao

us musaafir ki naqaahat kaa Thikaana kyaa hai
sang-e-manzil jise divaar nazar aane lage

aisi duniyaa mein kab tak guzaaraa karein tum hi kah do ki kaise gavaaraa karein
raat mujh se miri bebasi ne kahaa bebasi ke liye ek taaza ghazal

har ek shaakh pe viraaniyaan musallat hain
badan-darakht bhi goyaa hai aashiyaan-e-shab

aadhi se ziyaada shab-e-gham kaaT chukaa huun
ab bhi agar aa jaao to ye raat baDi hai

ye shahr hai anjaan kahaan raat guzaarun
hai jaan-na-pahchaan kahaan raat guzaarun

raat ke lamhaat khuni daastaan likhte rahe
subh ke akhbaar mein haalaat behtar ho gae

charaag chaand shafaq shaam phuul jhiil sabaa
churaain sab ne hi kuchh kuchh shabaahatein teri